• NHI and National HealthCare Corporation Ending Master Lease

    In a move to concentrate its portfolio on private pay seniors housing, National Health Investors divested a large skilled nursing portfolio for $560 million, before estimated transaction costs between $6 million and $8 million. The buyer was the current lessee, National HealthCare Corporation, whose legacy master lease was established in 1991 and... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing Communities Sell in Southwest Florida

    Berkadia has announced a couple of closings in southwest Florida. First, Brooks Minford headed to the Tampa, Florida area to sell a 138-unit assisted living/memory care community on behalf of a local developer that was looking to exit the seniors housing business. They had built Tessera of Brandon in 2017 to feature a mix of 98 assisted living... Read More »
  • Global Investment Firm Re-Enters the Senior Care Industry

    Global alternative investment firm Investcorp has re-entered the seniors housing sphere after its exit in 2008. The company has acquired three communities in Massachusetts, California, and New York, all within a short period.  The Massachusetts community is in Boston, and it offers both independent living and affordable seniors housing... Read More »
  • Investor Enters Seniors Housing Sector

    Stone Brook Assisted Living in the Dallas, Texas MSA, has traded hands from a single-community owner/operator to a regionally-based investor. The seller was looking to enter retirement, and the investor wanted to make their first investment in the seniors housing space. Both seller and buyer agreed to pause the process in Fall 2025 to allow the... Read More »
  • Public Company Divests in Arizona

    A publicly traded company focused on seniors housing recently divested a community in Mesa, Arizona. The asset features 68 assisted living and memory care units, and offered meaningful upside potential. Amy Sitzman, Kyle Hallion and Jake Rice of Blueprint handled the deal, which saw a competitive process with multiple offers from groups looking... Read More »
Public REIT Divests Keystone State Portfolio

Public REIT Divests Keystone State Portfolio

A public REIT and its operating partner made the strategic divestment of a senior care portfolio in Pennsylvania. The deal included multiple skilled nursing facilities and two campuses featuring independent living, assisted living (personal care) and memory care units. There are more than 1,000 beds and units mostly concentrated in northeast and central Pennsylvania.  Michael Segal, Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly of Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors positioned the portfolio as a value-add opportunity for an incoming buyer to capitalize on strong pre-pandemic financial performance along with a substantial Medicaid reimbursement rate increase recently passed in the state’s... Read More »
Westchester Co. SNF Finds New Owner

Westchester Co. SNF Finds New Owner

Evans Senior Investments arranged the real estate sale of a skilled nursing facility in New Rochelle, New York, about 15 miles from Manhattan. The transfer of the operations is still pending, which takes a longer time in the Empire State than in most other states. Originally built in 1965, the facility is licensed for 60 beds. After owning and operating the facility for more than 30 years, the independent seller decided to exit the skilled nursing industry. There were several competitive offers for the facility, but the eventual buyer was a New York-based company. The purchase price was not disclosed. Read More »
Blueprint Handles United Church Homes Sale

Blueprint Handles United Church Homes Sale

United Church Homes sold its original senior care property in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, as part of its initiative to focus on lower acuity seniors housing services. First established in 1920 to house seven residents, The Fairhaven was later redeveloped and subsequently expanded into a large senior care campus featuring 99 licensed skilled nursing beds with an additional six independent living units.  The value-add property offered different paths to achieving improved performance, and Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors procured seven competitive offers from qualified acquirers with existing Ohio-based operating platforms. Vancrest Health Care Centers, a family-owned operator of 11... Read More »
Berkadia Arranges Acquisition Financing through Fannie Mae

Berkadia Arranges Acquisition Financing through Fannie Mae

Berkadia helped finance the acquisition of Prairie House, a 105-unit assisted living/memory care community in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Managing Directors Chris Cain and Rafael Nobo of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare secured $16.74 million in acquisition financing through Fannie Mae on behalf of the buyer, Wichita, Kansas-based Legend Senior Living.  The 10-year loan featured a 5.68% interest rate, a 30-year amortization schedule and a 65% loan-to-value ratio, which puts the purchase price at $25.75 million, or $245,300 per unit. Built in 2017 with 73 assisted living and 32 memory care units, Prairie House is Legend’s fourth Tulsa-area community and 11th community in the state. The... Read More »
Haven Senior Investments Handles Family Owner/Operator Exit

Haven Senior Investments Handles Family Owner/Operator Exit

Haven Senior Investments, a faith-based advisory and brokerage firm specializing in seniors housing transactions, closed the sale of a long-standing, family-owned assisted living community in northern Missouri. The transaction was handled by Robin Gestal, Haven’s COO. Opened in 1996, the community features 40 units and 67 beds across 24,000 square feet. The local ownership wished to retire and sold the community to a private equity company headquartered in New York. The PE buyer has a portfolio of senior living communities across the country, but this acquisition marks its first foray into Missouri. Additionally, the company has plans for another strategic acquisition in the region next... Read More »
Continuum of Care Portfolio Sells in Indiana

Continuum of Care Portfolio Sells in Indiana

Evans Senior Investments sold a portfolio of three senior care assets in Indiana. Built in 1982 and 1995, the properties offered a continuum of care for seniors housing and skilled nursing residents. One property was a CCRC with 34 seniors housing units and 137 licensed skilled nursing beds (operating at 128 beds). The SNF portion was consistently occupied in the low-90s, while the seniors housing portion hovered in the high-80s and low-90s. The other two were located on the same campus and offer a combined 63 independent living, assisted living and memory care units and 127 licensed skilled nursing beds. Again, the SNF portion saw stronger census, from the mid- to high-80s, while the... Read More »